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Chinese symbol for “squalid”

脏乱差
zāng luàn chà
Traditional: 髒亂差
(coll.) squalid; squalor

The closest CC-CEDICT match for squalid is 脏乱差 (zāng luàn chà), defined as: (coll.) squalid; squalor.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

脏 zāng
organs, viscera; dirty, filthy
radical 130 ⾁ · 10 strokes
乱 luàn
anarchy, chaos; revolt
radical 5 ⼄ · 7 strokes
差 chà
difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
radical 48 ⼯ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “squalid”

WordPinyinMeaning
污糟wū zāofilthy; unhygienic

Related words

Other words that share a character with 脏乱差.

WordPinyinMeaning
心脏 (心臟)xīn zàngheart; 颗 (kē),个 (gè)
肮脏 (骯髒)āng zāngdirty; filthy; despicable
心脏病 (心臟病)xīn zàng bìngheart disease
肾脏 (腎臟)shèn zàngkidney
肝脏 (肝臟)gān zàngliver
内脏 (內臟)nèi zànginternal organs; viscera
混乱 (混亂)hùn luànconfused; chaotic; disorderly
叛乱 (叛亂)pàn luànarmed rebellion
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy

See also: Japanese symbol for “squalid”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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